Virtualized workloads need virtualized network optimization to deliver peak performance wherever users work. We already have cloud-ready mobile applications, thanks to tremendous advances in server ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. The application layer of the ...

WAN-optimization gear has evolved from one-trick point products – compression boxes, QoS appliances, TCP optimizers, caching devices – into equipment that performs all these functions and saves big ...

Colorado Springs, Colo. — Orbital Data Inc. is looking for an edge in the busy world of WAN optimization appliances by emphasizing connectivity ranging from point-to-point to full mesh topologies. Its ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Steve Zurier is a freelance technology writer based in Columbia, Md. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs deployed WAN optimization devices more than six years ago so the agency could make do with ...

In another life and another time, I ran the network testing program at PC Magazine. Back then, Mag (as it was called) evaluated application and device performance primarily on 10Mbps (gasp) or later a ...

Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. was struggling with a classic problem: how to protect and secure data at remote sites without putting a technical support person at each site. Giving end users ...

Alan Joch has been an independent business and technology writer for more than a decade. His expertise includes server and desktop virtualization, cloud computing, emerging mobile applications, and ...